How to Buy the Top Ten Christmas Movies

No one would be able to agree on a universal list of the top ten Christmas movies, but most people would have many of the same movies at the front of their list. Any top ten collection should include your personal favorites, but also be well-rounded with a few classics from each genre. This article will help you create your own personalized list.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Pick at least a couple black and white classics. "White Christmas" and "The Bells of St Mary's" star the famous crooner Bing Crosby. "Miracle on 34th Street" features a young and adorable Natalie Wood. "It's A Wonderful Life" plays on television every year but your own copy will be commercial-free. "A Christmas Carol" retells Charles' Dickens' famous story. In "Meet Me in St Louis" Judy Garland sings her legendary "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" against a backdrop of Vincent Minelli's cinematic artistry.
2. Remember your favorite children's Christmas movies. Beloved cartoons like "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "Mickey's Christmas Carol" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" delight both adults and kids. A top ten collection would be incomplete unless it included at least one claymation or puppet masterpiece like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" or "The Muppet Christmas Carol."
3. Laugh during the holidays with a fun Christmas comedy. "A Christmas Story" and "Home Alone" have contributed as many catchphrases into the American vernacular as "It's A Wonderful Life". "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" stars the hapless Griswold family, while "Scrooged" puts Bill Murray through a modern rendition of Dickens' well-known tale.
4. Include a modern holiday movie from legendary entertainers like "The Grinch" with Jim Carrey, "Elf" with Will Ferrell and Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas."
5. Decide if you prefer the original or a remade version of your favorite films. Alastair Sim's 1951 "A Christmas Carol" was remade in 1984 with George C Scott. The 1947 black and white "Miracle on 34th Street" was reinterpreted in 1994 starring Richard Attenborough. However, one remake marks the most dramatic change in a holiday film: the transformation of Dr. Seuss' 1966 cartoon "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" into Jim Carrey's growling green "The Grinch" in 2000.

Tips & Warnings

• Many black and white classic holiday movies have colorized versions, although some people feel that colorizing ruins the original quality of the film.
• These recommendations are not meant to be comprehensive, but merely a way to get you thinking about the many movie choices.

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